Re: [Framers] elusive transparent background

2022-01-30 Thread David Artman
Try export PSD to PDF and insert by reference (always, always by reference!).  Alternately, depending on the logo, transparent GIF (i.e., spot color logo) or even TIFF (gradients). Transparency support has always been finicky in FM, and even more so once FM went all DITA. WORST case, accept the s

Re: [Framers] Landscape Page/Table Style Question

2023-06-21 Thread David Artman
Mr Richardson is Correct. Curious, though: how would that play out if, some how, a page has both MP-dictating styles? First one wins? Second one (due to linear processing)? Widest one (due to intelligent coding that recognizes the bounding box overrun if portrait)? ... I miss FM. David

Re: [Framers] Autonumber/autoincrement independent of paragraph style?

2023-07-15 Thread David Artman
case seems to be inherently unstructured anyway. HTH, David DCA:d.a.d. Original message From: "Harding, Dan" Date: 7/15/23 12:01 (GMT-05:00) To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." Subject: [Framers] Autonumber/autoincrement indep

Re: [Framers] Autonumber/autoincrement independent of paragraph style?

2023-07-17 Thread David Artman
Oh. Footnotes. Then the missing citations' footnotes just read "[needs citation]" Seems trivial, that way. They will auto increment. (Unless reset by the book file's chapter numbering.) What am I missing that keeps that from being the obvious solution? David DCA:d.a.d.

Re: [Framers] Document reflows when saving to PDF

2023-08-24 Thread David Artman
libri and resave as FM. HTH, David DCA:d.a.d. Original message From: r...@rickquatro.com Date: 8/24/23 09:29 (GMT-05:00) To: "'An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software.'" Subject: [Framers] Document reflows when saving to PDF I am saving

Re: [Framers] Searching for an en dash in a big FM document

2024-05-31 Thread David Artman
opied en dash into FM Find field. Are you not able to do either of these? David Artman DCA:d.a.d. Original message From: Tammy Van Boening Date: 5/31/24 19:15 (GMT-05:00) To: "An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software." Subject: [Framers] Searching

Re: QuarkXPress to FrameMaker

2007-04-20 Thread David Creamer
if I can convert it to a lower version for you (or export the text). David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfoc

OT: Acrobat 8, as part of CS3 Package

2007-05-07 Thread David Spreadbury
Last week, as early as Friday, I was able to create PDFs from Frame using Acrobat 8 Distiller with no problems. PDFs came out as expected. Today I create PDFs and Acrobat drops text and cross-reference links at random. I have not made any changes to my system (Windows XP SP2, 2Gb RAM,

Acrobat 8, as part of CS3 Package

2007-05-08 Thread David Spreadbury
Well, the solution to my problem turned out to be a simple one. I erred in saying nothing changed on my system. Monday morning I finally received my registration number for the CS3 package. I activated my CS3. That's when the problems started. The source of the problem was a copy of t

OT! European budget airlines

2007-05-22 Thread David Schor
ridiculously low price) and cons. Please reply to me off-list, since this is definitely OT!! Thanks very much, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: www.marvell.com

Re: Webworks Std - Html output naming

2007-05-22 Thread David Schor
Somewhere in WW, you probably have to define the reference to the "Filename" marker (we use a different marker name where I work). Check in the Style Designer. -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-ma

Re: Webworks Std - Html output naming

2007-05-23 Thread David Schor
The marker type does not have to named "Filename". You can name it anything you want as long as you define it also in WW. Once again, I'm not sure where in the application. I'm not at work today, but I think Style Designer is in the Options menu or similar. David -- David Sc

Re: TOC problem

2007-05-23 Thread David Schor
ce page, define the paragraph's format with a page break, and add the string, "this page has been intentionally left blank". You may have to play around with the properties to get the line to appear as you wish. 4. Update the book again. HTH, David On 5/24/07, Surbhi Singhal <

Re: PDF opening on "wrong" page

2007-05-29 Thread David Schor
Hi Mary, In the Print dialog box, click PDF Setup. In the Settings tab, you should see a field called "Open PDF on Page . HTH, David -- David Schor Senior Technical Writer RADLAN, a Marvell Company Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED

Cross-reference break after sorting Table - Frame 7.2

2007-06-04 Thread David Spreadbury
Is this a new problem or has someone experienced this and I missed the fix/workaround. I have a 50 page table of Acronyms and Glossary Terms with cross-references between cells. The cross-references work fine until I sort the table, then they are all broken. There are 163 Unresolved cross-

OT: Creating PDF and Bookmarks are Out of Sync

2007-06-08 Thread David Spreadbury
Attempting to create a PDF from an Unstructured Frame book. The first bookmarks for the first chapter come out correct. For the second, and successive chapters, the ChapterTitle bookmark appears after the Head1, Head2, etc., bookmarks. For example: Head1 Head2 Head1 ChapterTitle

Re: PDF TouchUp Error

2007-06-09 Thread David Creamer
k on the text, and choose the Properties menu. You will see what font was used and you can change it to something similar if necessary. (Obviously, not the best thing to do, but when one is desperate...) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe C

Re: OT: Creating PDF and Bookmarks are Out of Sync - Solved

2007-06-10 Thread David Spreadbury
Thanks to Shlomo Perets and Mark Wickman for the solution. The problem was disconnected text frames on te master page. Connecting them fixed it. - Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today!

Re: Change bars in Framemaker

2007-06-15 Thread David Bills
Hi Becky, If you're going to use automatic change bars, it's important to understand what is marked as a change when this command is activated. For example, updated cross-references are marked as a change; updated graphics that are imported by reference are not marked as a change; updated grap

Acrobat 8/8.1 Dropping Text in PDF

2007-06-21 Thread David Spreadbury
We are running into a similar problem since upgrading to Acrobat 8 from Acrobat 7. We purchased the CS3 set, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. When we create a Postscript file from FrameMaker 7.2p158, the PDF has random missing text. Sometimes complete pages, othertimes maybe a few

Re: Training

2007-07-09 Thread David Creamer
d, please contact me for additional information. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. http://www.IDEAStraining.com Results-Oriented Training & Consulting for Print & Web since 1990 Over 27 years Publishing, 13 years Web, and 9 years Video experience Contributing Editor for Layers Magazine Adobe Certifie

anyone use the <$paratag> building block?

2007-08-08 Thread David Valiulis
Greetings, Does anyone used the <$paratag> building block in a real-world cross-reference? I'd be interested in understanding how it's used out there (or whether it's used at all). Thanks /dave v. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAI

Talk for free using jaxtr?

2007-09-01 Thread David Flynn
Framers, I got jaxtr to make international calls to other jaxtr users using local numbers. Can you please sign up, so I can call you for free using jaxtr? -David P.S. Here is the link to sign up: http://www.jaxtr.com/user/ticket?n=Tdzm31t6bi8oe&type=joininvite --- Delivered by jaxtr,

batch processing of large numbers of text files?

2007-09-01 Thread David Spreadbury
One such option, for Windows users, is TextPad (www.textpad.com). Very useful when editing multiple ASCII files. I ue it to perform operations across a complete folder of HTML files on a regular basis. - Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the

Conditional Text problem on Frame 7.1 on Win XP Professional

2007-09-04 Thread David Schor
shouldn't. According to this pattern, would I have to change this to ABC__224D for FM to recognize the difference? And what if I need to add additional variations to a name like ABC2024G and ABC2024F? Does Frame not recognize the difference? Hope you can help me, Thanks, David -- David Schor S

Re: Conditional Text problem on Frame 7.1 on Win XP Professional

2007-09-04 Thread David Schor
Silly me. Turned out the Visible/Hidden settings in the Conditions dialog box were the culprit. Now I know, and I generated the help versions successfully. Thanks a million, Yves! David David Schor Senior Technical Writer MSSI - Marvell Software Solutions Israel Tel: (+972) 3 7662823 Cellular

re: Automatic creation of pdf files

2007-09-29 Thread David Spreadbury
What is wrong with using the Watched Folders feature of Acrobat Distiller. Install Distiller on the remote server and have it launch whenever the server is booted. Print your postscript files to the IN watched folder. Distiller will automatically place the PDF in the OUT watched folder.

looking for conditional text scenarios

2007-10-10 Thread David Valiulis
Greetings, Here at Adobe we're looking for real-world uses of conditional text. We'd be very interested in a summary of some of the interesting uses out there, including the condition tags you've defined and the output desired. We'd also like to hear of any limitations you've encountered in either

RE: Framers Digest, Vol 25, Issue 4

2007-11-05 Thread David Artman
page turn (i.e. every page render in Reader). Impossible? David Artman ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

trouble adding extra line to master page header

2007-11-05 Thread David Kuhn
header lines. I need to delete it, but I can't seem to grab it. Any tips? David Kuhn Technical Writer 09-776-1956 (desk) 054-3078987 (mobile) This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to the Amdocs policy statement, yo

Re: Upgrade Anger to Tech Comm Suite

2007-11-07 Thread David Creamer
the Suite is slightly modified, technically your version is a "previous" version). That way, you are only out $300. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (sinc

Help with Running Headers

2007-11-13 Thread David Kuhn
ppear at all. David Kuhn Technical Writer 09-776-1956 (desk) 054-3078987 (mobile) This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to the Amdocs policy statement, you may review at http://www.amdocs.com/email_di

OT: Acrobat Displays Banner Off-Screen

2007-11-19 Thread David Spreadbury
Running into a wierd problem which seems to only appear on one or four systems. All four systems running Acrobat 8.1.1 on Windows XP SP2. PDFs are being created from FrameMaker 7.2 with Distiller 8. If I open a PDF on my system, the PDF displays fine. Banner page displays within the v

Re: Quark versus FrameMaker

2007-11-30 Thread David Creamer
free to contact me if you have any other questions about the three programs. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert in FrameMaker and InDesign Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) ___

Re: Quark versus FrameMaker

2007-11-30 Thread David Creamer
iables. Shared Content is useful, but not the same way as Frame/ID variables. Text content is for an entire Item (a.k.a. Frame or Object), not for in-line text. If XML, the same general process can also work with Frame and InDesign. Can you clarify your usage of Quark Tags as variables? David Cr

Re: Quark versus FrameMaker

2007-11-30 Thread David Creamer
On Linda Lecomte at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 11/30/07 8:36 AM: > Thanks David. This was helpful and I probably will have more questions. I do > have two right now: > What do you mean by Quark does not do numbered lists or footnotes natively. > Also, is outsourcing this project to y

Re: Quark versus FrameMaker

2007-11-30 Thread David Creamer
e you could automate text, a table, or a graphic being imported into an anchored frame/object, the type would not flow the same as it does in Frame. (ID flows top-to-bottom, left-to-right; Frame will split the flow above-and-below the straddled element.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriente

Re: FrameMaker XML inDesign XML imports

2007-11-30 Thread David Creamer
s: InData and InCatalog. (InCatalog can even maintain a "live" link to your database.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Pro

RE: Quark versus FrameMaker

2007-12-01 Thread David Creamer
r example, Quark cannot sync master pages, while Frame and IDCS3 can. >There are a number of other > document-specific features that I use in FrameMaker that Quark just > doesn't do, or doesn't do as well. True enough. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http:/

Re: Problems importing Illustrator files

2007-12-07 Thread David Creamer
an EPS internally. Plus, it is easier to manage in AI. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certi

Recommended format for importing vector graphics

2007-12-08 Thread David Bills
file size. Are there any other advantages or disadvantages to importing Illustrator graphics as PDF instead of EPS that we're not considering? Thanks in advance, David Bills Melbourne, FL ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL

corrupted paragraph format from 7.2 to 8

2008-01-14 Thread David Kuhn
a file that is OK. But I'd still like to get at the root of the matter. David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confiden

RE: corrupted paragraph format from 7.2 to 8

2008-01-14 Thread David Kuhn
ct an existing paragraph format that already has a bullet and then modify the other properties. David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION -Original Message- From: Art Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL P

RE: corrupted paragraph format from 7.2 to 8

2008-01-14 Thread David Kuhn
Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, I have no time to try it out at the moment due to tough deadlines. I'll let you know. David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION -Original Message--

Re: Index question

2008-01-16 Thread David Schor
generating the index. David -- David Schor Technical Writing Consultancy & Services Cellular: (+972) 54 4788253 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 16, 2008 7:18 AM, Whites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Framers > Using FM7.2 and WinXP > I thought this would be easy, but . . .

Re: Working with Images

2008-02-02 Thread David Creamer
> So a question is what format, JPG, BMP, PNG, GIF saves the cleanest picture? Personally, I would not use JPEG as it tends to artifact round the type, making the image harder to read. PNG or TIFF would be my first choices, GIF as a third choice depending on the required color depth. Da

pagination dilemma

2008-02-03 Thread David Kuhn
did a manual adjustment by applying Keep with Next whenever the last text line looks too close to the separation line. Any ideas how to make the impossible possible? Is there any way to set the minimum space that needs to exist between the line and the footer? Any other solutions? David Kuhn Tech

Re: pagination dilemma

2008-02-03 Thread David Schor
Hi David K, Can't you move the footer text box (on the Master Pages) down a short distance, either by dragging or by increasing the Offset From Top in the Text Frame Properties? David S -- David Schor Technical Writing Consultancy & Services 054 478 8253 [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Feb 3, 2

Re: Working with Images

2008-02-03 Thread David Creamer
. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfocus, FileMaker Certified ___ You are currently subscribe

RE: Working with Images

2008-02-05 Thread David Creamer
tion, I would avoid bicubic interpolations and using nearest neighbor. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfoc

RE: Working with Images

2008-02-05 Thread David Creamer
w detail nor > image improvement can be added by interpolation. I think I said something similar to that. However, I suspect you have not used nearest neighbor interpolation too much. > > I have no idea what David meant by this statement: "Again, referring to my > last post, mo

Re: Working with Images

2008-02-05 Thread David Creamer
ck to my statement that "Screen size (20") is meaningless, only the monitor resolution counts." (Just to be sure, I am NOT talking about true monitor pixels, meaning down to RGB elements.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. http://www.IDEAStraining.com Results-Oriented Training & Consu

RE: Working with Images

2008-02-07 Thread David Creamer
turing entire screen layouts, not for individual dialog boxes. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Markzware, Enfo

RE: help needed with cleanfm batch file

2008-02-22 Thread Eason, David
the files, highlight and delete them. That way, you find and delete them all, regardless of location. Repeat the procedure for each type of file to delete. Regards, David Eason LSI Corporation Contract Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 303-544-5433 Cell: 303-941-3512

boilerplate text on reference pages

2008-02-28 Thread David Kuhn
note. But I don't out how the two separate frames are connected. And I don't see anything in the Table Designer to assist me. David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION This message a

RE: boilerplate text on reference pages

2008-02-28 Thread David Kuhn
lever solution. (I'm sure you do.) David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION From: Rene Stephenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 28, 20

RE: Seeking effective doc compare solution for Vers A. vs. Vers D

2008-03-11 Thread David Spreadbury
Have you looked at creating PDFs of ver A and ver D. Then using Acrobat to do the compare? - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers

Globally changing cross-reference styles

2008-03-18 Thread David Kuhn
purposely corrupted the template by redefining the existing Styles. If any Adobe people are listening: The options in the Find dropdown list are great. But the Change options are very limited. Shouldn't the Change options mirror the Find options? David Kuhn Technical Writer

RE: Upgrade to Frame 8?

2008-03-26 Thread David Kuhn
There are members on my team with Frame 8 that complain that Frame still crashes even after p273. I'm still working with version 7.2 and we have not identified yet what might be causing it to crash. This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to

Re: Acrobat Options...

2008-03-28 Thread David Creamer
the default page scaling to None. (I don't remember if 7 has this feature.) David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988) Enfocus, Markzware

Re: Acrobat Options...

2008-03-28 Thread David Creamer
; prevent the end user from choosing any one of a number of printing > options within Acrobat which may scale the page at print time. I did not mean to imply that the None setting was locked in--just that it can be pre-set. As Dov stated, it can be changed by the user, but most don't not

Re: FM Classes in Southern California?

2008-04-05 Thread David Creamer
> Hi Framers, > > Happy Friday! > > Is anyone aware of any FM classes in the L.A./Southern California area? There are a number of Adobe Authorized trainers in that area according to the Adobe website. Here is the link: <http://partners.adobe.com/public/partnerfinder/tp/sh

Getting FM to recognize Distiller Joboptions files

2008-04-16 Thread Wollenberger, David
g "An error occurred apply attributes to the file: ... Access is denied.". Any ideas on how I can get my capdf8 file to appear in the FM PDF Job Options pull-down list? Many thanks in advance, David Wollenberger ca Senior Technical Writer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Custo

Comparison of plugin options

2008-04-30 Thread David Kuhn
) would achieve the same effect for less money. >From what I can see, I'd be missing Master Page and Reference Page Mapping, as well as table mapping. What else would I be missing by using these instead of Template Mapper. Any thoughts regarding this choice are appreciated. David Kuhn T

Incorrect special characters

2008-05-15 Thread David Kuhn
. * ≥ (greater than or equal to) Ctrl + q + 3 or ANSI 0179 * ≠ (not equal to) Ctrl + q + 9 or ANSI 0185 * ≤ (less than or equal to) Ctrl + q + # or ANSI 0163 (according to microtype) ANSI 0162 According to FrameMaker 8 manual Any suggestions? David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG

Use of TemplateMapper for converting from Word?

2008-05-15 Thread David Kuhn
, for instance, there's no way to distinguish between the cross-reference types. * Because our notes are in tables, it doesn't look like there is any way around redoing them all manually. * It doesn't actually convert the tables. I need to go over them with TableCleaner.

RE: Use of TemplateMapper for converting from Word?

2008-05-19 Thread David Kuhn
version did convert better with TemplateMapper because it differentiated more between styles. So the current word template can be prepped for conversion to Frame by macros. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Kuhn Sent: Thursday

Re: Framemaker and Vista

2008-06-24 Thread David Creamer
> Does Framemaker run on Windows Vista via Parallels? > Intel iMac running 10.5.3. Yes--I have 7.2 and 8 installed. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (

Solution to Problem Printing to PDF from FrameMaker 8

2008-06-26 Thread David Kuhn
6. Save As Pdf. If you are working on an individual document, open the document, and start from step 3. David Kuhn Technical Writer, PBG +1.972.9.776.1956 (desk) +1.972.54.307.8987 (mobile) AMDOCS > CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS INNOVATION This message and the information contai

RE: A Hero, not a criminal

2008-08-23 Thread David Creamer
uld hunt down the tree that Daniel Boone carved "D. Boone kilt a bar" and fix that one up too. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (since 1988

Re: Frame 8 and WebWorks

2008-09-03 Thread David Spreadbury
One of the biggest problems with WebWorks is that if you upgrade your Frame you need to fork out the monies for an upgrade to WebWorks. Major pain when budgets are getting cut. --- On Wed, 9/3/08, Jim Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jim Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Frame 8 and

Re: Missing font when printing

2008-09-03 Thread David Spreadbury
Sounds like your postscript printer doesn't know "Symbol."   Try downloading and installing the free SetPrint (http://www.sundorne.com/FrameMaker/Freeware/setPrint.htm).   SetPrint allows you to configure two unique printers.   Set it up to use Adobe PDF while working in Frame and the physical pos

Re: FM7 and OLE

2008-09-03 Thread David Spreadbury
We had the same problem, pasted text from Word going into an anchored frame, until we noticed the 'other' right-click paste option "Paste Special."   This option presents a new menu of what the Special represents. Select Text and it should work. --- On Sat, 8/30/08, Cal Callahan <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Frame 8 and Text Edit Tracking

2008-09-12 Thread David Spreadbury
Using Frame 8, is possible, with the Text Edit Tracking feature, to collect statistics on the changes in a document?   >From the Frame 8 Reviewer's Guide it looks like this is possible. If you >compare version one of a document against version two, the updated version, of >the same document, Fra

Re: Regarding Internal Message

2008-10-02 Thread David Spreadbury
Just went through this yesterday.   We just ecently updated to SP3 and though that was the culprit. It could have been but I went through the chapter that was causing the problem, checking all graphics.   The writer had, without knowing, imported a graphic, by reference, and did not have the fra

Fonts won't install

2008-11-12 Thread David Boss
lease copy direct to me as I am on digest. Thanks, David Boss Boss Communications -- Technical writing/communications/photography <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.bosscommunications.com/> www.bosscommunications.com Phone 416-704-1839 / F

RE: Fonts won't install

2008-11-13 Thread David Boss
cards. The solution is at http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/xp/178.15. David Boss Communications -- Technical writing/communications/photography mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bosscommunications.com Phone 416-704-1839 / Fax 416-946-1330 / Mississauga ON > -Original Message- > From:

Re: Carriage Return Symbol in Variable?

2008-11-13 Thread David Spreadbury
Denise, Should not be a problem. Try placing a backslash (\) before the character, i.e., \<. --- On Thu, 11/13/08, Denise Salles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Denise Salles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Carriage Return Symbol in Variable? To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Thursday, Novemb

RE: EXTENSIS USERS?

2008-11-14 Thread David Creamer
can still activate required fonts manually in Suitcase. Older programs may require a restart before they will "see" the fonts; newer programs should recognize the new fonts after a second or two. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certifi

RE: EXTENSIS USERS?

2008-11-15 Thread David Creamer
ion opens, so when Frame opens you can have certain fonts activate. Not the same as per-document auto-activation, but it may help. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. - Results-Oriented Training http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe Certified Trainer & Expert (since 1995) Authorized Quark Training Provider (sinc

Re: Globally Replace Tag Directories?

2008-11-26 Thread David Spreadbury
Allison, There is also Clean Import, a part of EZVars.   You can get it at http://www.electropubs.com/ez_ezvars.html. --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Art Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Art Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Globally Replace Tag Directories? To: "Nancy Allison" <[EMAIL PR

Re: FrameMaker -- removing heading rows in existing tables

2008-11-28 Thread David Spreadbury
Jim, One easy way would be to create a new Table Format, identical to the one with the colored heading row but without the heading row. Then apply this format to the table you don't want to have a heading. --- On Fri, 11/28/08, Jim Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jim Owens <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Structured and Standard FM 7.2

2008-12-04 Thread David Spreadbury
Les, You shouldn't encounter any problems working in an Unstructured (Standard) FM document while FrameMaker is set for Structured.   Obviously, you won't be able to use any of the Structured features while editing an Unstructured document, i.e., Structured View, Element Catalog won't display an

Re: Structured and Standard FM 7.2

2008-12-04 Thread David Spreadbury
Mueller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Framers List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 12:00 PM Hi Klaus, Thanks for the information. I wasn't aware of these problems. Rick Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing Inc 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com Les, David, Rick

Re: Finding a font

2008-12-08 Thread David Spreadbury
Christopher, You could save the file as MIF and then search the MIF file for Times.   Once you find it, go back to the Frame file(s) and look for the format that is using it, probably on a master page, then fix, replace or delete, the format using the Times font. You could also edit the MIF to re

Re: Source Control for Frame

2008-12-08 Thread David Spreadbury
Have you looked at Sourcerer, from Advantica, Inc?   Adobe has a Success Story at www.adobe.com/products/framemaker/pdfs/advantica_ss.pdf. --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Scott Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Scott Prentice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Source Control for Frame To: "John Posa

Re: Book file > PDF problem

2008-12-11 Thread David Spreadbury
Jo, In the Frame Print dialog, is Save Boos As have Single File selected? You may have the Separate File for Each Document selected.   I don't understand the links not working because they always hve for me when I have Separate Files selected. --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Jo Watkiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re-installing FM 8 onto a new drive ...

2008-12-11 Thread David Creamer
ll to Adobe reset the activation. I think as long as you are not calling every week, they generally trust the user. By the way, either a FM update or a Parallels update removed the problem from happening again. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. Training & Consultation http://www.IDEAStraining.com Adobe

RE: Book file > PDF problem

2008-12-11 Thread David Spreadbury
duced later than Frame 6.0? I have found a work around though - which is to print to file targetting a different printer (ie. not Adobe PDF) - and then running that file through distiller. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Spreadbury Sent:

Re: Re-installing FM 8 onto a new drive ...

2008-12-11 Thread David Creamer
longer used up two activations. I don't know if it was a Frame upgrade (8 to 8.01 for example) or a Parallels (3 to 3.188 for example) that stopped the dual activation--but I can switch between them now without issue. David Creamer I.D.E.A.S. Training & Consultation http://www.IDEAStr

RE: Fixing lots of X-refs

2008-12-31 Thread David Spreadbury
John, Unless you have a backup of the book and associated files that are unchanged, then the MIF method may be the easiest way to go.   If you had renamed the chapters from the book the cross-references would have been automatically recreated and it would have saved you all of this work.   In the

RE: Fixing lots of X-refs

2008-12-31 Thread David Spreadbury
rom within Frame. This would have saved you all of this cleanup work. --- On Wed, 12/31/08, David Spreadbury wrote: From: David Spreadbury Subject: RE: Fixing lots of X-refs To: pe...@knowhowpro.com, "John Sgammato" Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 1

RE: converting email addresses to hyperlink

2009-01-01 Thread David Spreadbury
The complete procedure, from start to finish, with an alternate method.   == 1. Type email address; i.e., n...@email.com 2. Copy email address to clipboard (highlight email address, press Ctrl+C) 3. Select Special > Hypertext 4. In Hypertext dialog, select pulldown and select Go to URL 5. In Hypert

Re: Jumping to Figure Captions

2009-01-01 Thread David Spreadbury
Jack, You don't say whether you are using Structured or Unstructured.   If using Structured, try changing your cross-reference format to point to the Figure and not the Caption. This will cause the jump to stop at the anchored frame which is immediately above the figure.   If using Unstructured,

Re: trademark symbol in text

2009-01-05 Thread David Spreadbury
Deirdre, If the trademark symbol is for your product, check with your corporate marketing folks or legal counsel.   If the trademark is for someone else's product, i.e., Microsoft, go to that companies website and search for something like "Trademark Usage"; i.e., http://www.microsoft.com/about/

Re: FrameMaker/ePublisher issue

2009-01-05 Thread David Spreadbury
Mark, My .02 cents.   I am assuming that you are outputting to HTML. If this is the case, it is an HTML issue.   Unless the basic font you are using contains the special character symbols, the HTML will interpret the character code for the symbol in the base font. We ran into this when using a S

RE: Easiest way to rename all linked graphics without having to rescale?

2009-01-07 Thread David Spreadbury
Verner, Probably the best way is through MIF.   You could use a program like TextPad, shareware from www.textpad.com (or $35US if you like it), and open all of your MIF files at one time, versus opening and closing each MIF in something like Notepad. --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Andersen, Verner Engell V

Re: Easiest way to rename all linked graphics without having to rescale?

2009-01-07 Thread David Spreadbury
ire folders and subfolders. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson Technical Writer 052-763-7133 David Spreadbury wrote: > Verner, > Probably the best way is through MIF. > You could use a program like TextPad, shareware from www.textpad.com (or $35US if you like it), and open all of your MIF files at

RE: Converting FrameMaker Marker tags with Acrobat

2009-01-07 Thread David Spreadbury
Denise, Have you tried adding mailto:?   message url support-ameri...@varian.com   to   message url mailto:support-ameri...@varian.com --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Denise L. Moss-Fritch wrote: From: Denise L. Moss-Fritch Subject: RE: Converting FrameMaker Marker tags with Acrobat To: "'Art Campbell'" C

Re: OT: question about paragraph reference and section symbols

2009-01-07 Thread David Spreadbury
Deirdre, Don't know if it applies, but Mil-Std-37874 uses (see 2.2).   I prefer (see 2.2 Introduction). This gives the reader an idea of the subject matter at the referenced paragraph.   I would not use the work 'paragraph', 'section', or the paragraph/section symbols. I believe that the use of t

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